Dental practice opens near Stillwaters
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Dr. Nilo Hernandez, left, opens Smilecreator of Alabama at the shopping center off Highway 49. The dental practice first opened Nov. 2023.

 Abigail Murphy / TPI

Even with 33 years of dentistry behind him, you probably won’t see Dr. Nilo Hernandez in a white lab coat at his practice. 

“I want people to come in and feel like I am one of them,” Hernandez said. “Because I am. I came from immigrant parents that were hard working; my mom had three jobs and helped me through dental school. I worked through dental school. I cleaned dishes at a hotel because I needed money to pay for my apartment. I don’t come from money, I’m just normal. And I want people to feel this is an extension of their home. This is mom and pop.”   

Abigail Murphy is a multimedia reporter for Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. To contact Abigail Murphy, email abigail.murphy@alexcityoutlook.com.